About this item
Two feathered friends are Frog and Toad for the emoji generation in this delightful graphic novel for emerging readers.Owl likes peace and quiet.Penguin likes to SING OUT LOUD. But best friends don't need to be the same. Sometimes it's good to disagree! Owl and Penguin celebrate their differences and solve their problems with creative play. From ice cream mishaps to rainy day chills, there's nothing these pals can't get through together. In three nearly wordless stories, expressive art takes charge of the storytelling, supplemented by simple text captions and emoticon-style images in speech bubbles. This innovative format supports visual literacy and sight word recognition for the earliest independent readers. With warm humor and a joyful palette, it's perfect for kids to giggle over on their own.
About the Author
Vikram Madan's funny poems are often compared to the works of Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and Roald Dahl. His collection A HATFUL OF DRAGONS (WordSong, 2020) appears on numerous Best Book lists by Kirkus Reviews, New York Public Library, Bank Street College of Education and others, and has been short-listed for the Texas BlueBonnet Award. Two earlier collections, THE BUBBLE COLLECTOR and LORD OF THE BUBBLES, both won Moonbeam Book Awards for Children's Poetry. Vikram is the author of the graphic chapter series BOBO & PUP-PUP (Penguin Random House, 2021) as well as the author-illustrator of early-reader graphic novels OWL & PENGUIN (Holiday House, 2022) and ADVENTURES OF ZOONI (Holiday House, 2023) . @ArtByVikram
